9-9-11.
(1) Except as otherwise provided
in subsections (2) and (3), the county court judge shall receive an annual
salary payable monthly out of the county treasury in an amount not to exceed
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) less than the salary which is now or shall
hereafter be provided for circuit and chancery judges of this state, in the
discretion of the board of supervisors of said county; provided, however, that
the salary of such judge shall not be reduced during his term of office.
Provided further, that the office of county court judge in any county receiving
an annual salary of Thirty-six Thousand Dollars ($36,000.00) or more shall be a
full-time position, and the holder thereof shall not otherwise engage in the
practice of law.

(2)
In the event of the establishment of a county court by agreement between
two (2) or more counties as provided in Section 9-9-3, the county judge of the
court so established shall be paid a salary equal to one and one-half (1-1/2)
times that salary that he would be paid if he were the judge of the smallest of
such two (2) or more counties, such salary to be paid in monthly installments
as provided by law; provided that such salary shall not exceed One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) less than the salary of the circuit and chancery judges of
this state.

(3)
The county court judge shall receive an annual salary payable monthly
out of the county treasury as follows:

(a)
In any county having a population of seventy thousand (70,000) or more
according to the 1980 federal census, the county judge shall receive an annual
salary of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) less than that paid to a circuit
court judge. The office of county judge shall be a full-time position, and the
holder thereof shall not otherwise engage in the practice of law.

(b)
In any county having a population of sixty thousand (60,000) or more but
less than seventy thousand (70,000) according to the 1980 federal census, the
county judge shall receive an annual salary of Forty Thousand Dollars
($40,000.00). The office of county
judge shall be a full-time position, and the holder thereof shall not otherwise
engage in the practice of law. The
county judge shall not be eligible for any additional salary except as may be
authorized in subsection (4).

(c)
In any county having a population of twenty-seven thousand (27,000) or
more but less than sixty thousand (60,000) according to the 1980 federal
census, the county judge shall receive an annual salary of not less than Twelve
Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) but not more than Forty Thousand Dollars
($40,000.00), in the discretion of the board of supervisors of said
county. The county judge shall not be
eligible for any additional salary except as may be authorized in subsection
(4). In the event that the board of supervisors of said county elects to pay
such county judge an annual salary of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) or
more, the office of county judge shall be a full-time position, and the holder
thereof shall not otherwise engage in the practice of law.

(d)
In any county having a population of less than twenty-seven thousand
(27,000) according to the 1980 federal census, the county judge shall receive
an annual salary of not less than Four Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($4,200.00)
and not more than Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($8,500.00), in the
discretion of the board of supervisors of said county. The county judge shall not be eligible for
any additional salary except as may be authorized in subsection (4).

(4)
The county judge of any county described in this subsection shall be
paid the compensation, and he shall be subject to any restrictions, set forth
in the following paragraphs:

(a)
The county judge of any such Class 1 county with population according to
the latest federal decennial census of forty-five thousand (45,000) or more and
lying wholly within a levee district and having two (2) judicial districts
shall, in the discretion of the board of supervisors of such county, receive an
annual salary not exceeding Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00), or a sum which
is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) less than the salary which is now or shall
hereafter be provided for circuit and chancery judges of the state, whichever
is greater.

(b)
The county judge of any Class 1 county having an area in excess of nine
hundred twenty-five (925) square miles shall receive an annual salary of not
less than Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) but, in the discretion of the
board of supervisors of such county, such salary may be not more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) less than the annual salary of a circuit judge,
payable monthly out of the county treasury, and the county judge shall not
practice law.

(c)
The office of county judge in any such Class 1 county with a population
according to the 1970 federal decennial census of greater than thirty-nine
thousand (39,000), and where U.S. Highway 61 and Mississippi Highway 6
intersect, shall receive an annual salary to be paid in monthly installments of
not less than an amount equal to ninety percent (90%) of the annual salary
which is now or shall hereafter be provided for circuit and chancery judges of
the state, as follows: The salary of
the county judge shall be increased by ten percent (10%) annually above the
base salary of the preceding year until such time as the judge's salary is
equal to the amount that is provided by this subsection. The office of county judge shall be a full-time
position and the holder thereof shall not otherwise engage in the practice of
law.

(d)
In any Class 1 county bordering on the Mississippi River and which has
situated therein a national military park and national military cemetery, the
office of county judge shall be a full-time position and the holder thereof
shall not otherwise engage in the practice of law. The salary for the county judge in said county shall be fixed at
a sum which is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) less than the salary which is
now or shall hereafter be provided for circuit and chancery judges of this state.

(e)
The county judge in any county having a population of at least forty-two
thousand one hundred eleven (42,111), according to the 1970 census, and where
U.S. Highway 49E and U.S. Highway 82 intersect, shall receive an annual salary
to be paid in monthly installments of not less than Thirty Thousand Dollars
($30,000.00) but not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)
less than the annual salary of the circuit judge, in the discretion of the
board of supervisors of that county.

(f)
The county judge in any Class 1 county bordering on the Mississippi
River and having an area of less than four hundred fifty (450) square miles
wherein U.S. Highways 84 and 61 intersect shall receive an annual salary of
Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) less than the annual salary of a circuit
judge, and such county judge shall not practice law in any manner. The county judge in such county shall not be
eligible to receive any additional salary authorized by this section or from
any other source other than that set out and authorized by this paragraph.

(g)
The county judge of any Class 1 county bordering on the Mississippi
River on the west and the State of Tennessee on the north, and traversed north
to south by Interstate Highway 55, shall receive an annual salary of One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) less than that paid to a circuit court judge. The office of county judge shall be a full-time
position, and the holder thereof shall not otherwise engage in the practice of
law.

(h)
The county judge of any Class 1 county with a population of greater than
sixty-nine thousand (69,000) according to the 1980 federal decennial census,
and wherein U.S. Highway 80 and Mississippi Highway 43 intersect, shall receive
an annual salary in an amount not greater than the sum of Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) less than the salary which is now or shall hereafter be provided for
circuit and chancery judges of this state, in the discretion of the board of
supervisors of that county.

(i)
The county judge of any county having a population in excess of sixty-six
thousand (66,000) according to the 1980 federal decennial census, wherein is
located a state-supported university and in which U.S. Highways 49 and 11
intersect, shall receive an annual salary of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
less than that paid to a circuit court judge.
The office of such county judge shall be a full-time position, and the
holder thereof shall not otherwise engage in the practice of law.

(j)
The county judge of any county having two (2) judicial districts, having
a population in excess of sixty-one thousand nine hundred (61,900) according to
the 1980 federal decennial census, in which U.S. Interstate Highway 59
intersects with U.S. Highway 84, shall receive an annual salary of One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) less than the salary which is now or hereafter authorized
to be paid circuit and chancery court judges of this state. The office of such county judge shall be a
full-time position, and the holder thereof shall not otherwise engage in the
practice of law.

(k)
The office of county judge of any Class I county wherein U.S. Highway 51
and U.S. Highway 98 intersect shall be a full-time position and the holder
thereof shall not otherwise engage in the practice of law. The annual salary for the office of county
judge in said county may be fixed, in the discretion of the board of
supervisors of said county, at a sum not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00) less than the salary which is now or shall hereafter be provided
for circuit and chancery judges of this state.

(l)
The county judge of any county having a population of more than forty-one
thousand six hundred (41,600) but less than forty-one thousand six hundred
fifty (41,650) according to the 1980 federal census, and wherein U.S. Highway
49 intersects with Mississippi Highway 22, shall receive an annual salary in an
amount established by the board of supervisors, but in no event to exceed the
salary provided now or hereafter for circuit and chancery judges of this state.

(m)
The county judge of any county having a population of more than fifty-seven
thousand (57,000) but less than fifty-seven thousand one hundred (57,100)
according to the 1980 federal census, wherein U.S. Highway 45 intersects with
Mississippi Highway 6, shall receive an annual salary in an amount established
by the board of supervisors, but in no event to exceed the salary provided now
or hereafter for circuit and chancery judges of this state.

(n)
The county judge of any county having a population of more than fifty-seven
thousand three hundred (57,300) according to the 1980 federal decennial census,
wherein is located a state-supported university and wherein United States
Highways 82 and 45 intersect, shall receive an annual salary in an amount
established by the board of supervisors, but in no event to exceed the salary
provided now or hereafter for circuit and chancery judges of this state.

(5)
The salary of a county court judge or justice court judge shall not be
reduced during his term of office as a result of a population decrease based
upon the 1990 federal decennial census.

(6)
The salary of a sheriff shall not be reduced during his term of office
as a result of a population decrease based upon the 1990 federal decennial
census.

(7)
From and after October 1, 1993, or the effective date of this act [Laws,
1993, Chapter 550], whichever is later, in addition to the salaries set forth
in this section, the board of supervisors of any county, in its discretion, may
pay any county court judge whose salary is not established herein in relation
to the salary paid to chancery and circuit court judges, an additional amount
not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the maximum allowable salary for that judge.

SECTION
2. The Attorney General of the
State of Mississippi shall submit this act, immediately upon approval by the
Governor, or upon approval by the Legislature subsequent to a veto, to the
Attorney General of the United States or to the United States District Court
for the District of Columbia in accordance with the provisions of the Voting
Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.

SECTION
3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after the date it is effectuated under Section 5 of the
Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.